The tagline for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival should probably be “Back to the Future.” Indeed, four Hollywood legends who first established themselves in the 1970s as part of the “New Hollywood,” and haven’t been back to festival in decades, are front and center on the Croisette this year.
At the fest’s opening ceremony on Tuesday night, three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep was presented with an honorary Palme d’Or, 35 years after her only prior visit to the fest. In 1989, she came with Fred Schepisi’s A Cry in the Dark, which had opened in the U.S. in late 1988, landing her a best actress Oscar nom, but bombing at the box office. Streep’s presence at the fest was strategic: She reportedly only came because she wanted to try to boost the film’s profile ahead of its European release, and the fest reportedly only accepted the film...
At the fest’s opening ceremony on Tuesday night, three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep was presented with an honorary Palme d’Or, 35 years after her only prior visit to the fest. In 1989, she came with Fred Schepisi’s A Cry in the Dark, which had opened in the U.S. in late 1988, landing her a best actress Oscar nom, but bombing at the box office. Streep’s presence at the fest was strategic: She reportedly only came because she wanted to try to boost the film’s profile ahead of its European release, and the fest reportedly only accepted the film...
- 5/15/2024
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Acclaimed auteurs Francis Ford Coppola, Yorgos Lanthimos, Paolo Sorrentino and Andrea Arnold are among the filmmakers set to compete for the coveted Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
A total of 19 features were revealed today (April 11) that will play in Competition at the festival, set to run May 14-25.
Rarely a festival to veer far from familiar names, the Competition line-up is dominated by directors who have been selected multiple times for Cannes.
They include US filmmaker Coppola with sci-fi epic Megalopolis, which stars Adam Driver and is set in a future version of New York City following a disaster.
A total of 19 features were revealed today (April 11) that will play in Competition at the festival, set to run May 14-25.
Rarely a festival to veer far from familiar names, the Competition line-up is dominated by directors who have been selected multiple times for Cannes.
They include US filmmaker Coppola with sci-fi epic Megalopolis, which stars Adam Driver and is set in a future version of New York City following a disaster.
- 4/11/2024
- ScreenDaily
Until recently, if one were asked to name some of the best films of preeminent 1970s filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, it would be easy to pick the big hits. “The Godfather” (1972), “The Godfather II” (1974) and “Apocalypse Now” (1979) are definitely his most iconic and respected films. You’d also be hard-pressed to find a person aged 25-50 who isn’t keenly aware of his adaption of S.E. Hinton’s mandatory high school assigned “The Outsiders” (1983) or his classics “Peggy Sue Got Married” (1986) and maybe even “Tucker: The Man and His Dream” (1988). Yet lately, Coppola’s “The Conversation” (1974) has entered the chat as a somewhat under the radar, low-key masterpiece from the filmmaker, and this year the film celebrates its 50th birthday.
After honing his directorial chops on films like the Roger Corman-produced horror film “Dementia 13” (1963) and fledgling films like “You’re a Big Boy Now” (1966), “Finian’s Rainbow” (1968) and “The Rain People...
After honing his directorial chops on films like the Roger Corman-produced horror film “Dementia 13” (1963) and fledgling films like “You’re a Big Boy Now” (1966), “Finian’s Rainbow” (1968) and “The Rain People...
- 4/8/2024
- by Don Lewis
- Indiewire
Photo: Francis Ford Coppola
As we prepare for Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis', written, produced and directed by the genius Coppola, let us pay tribute to the auteur. 'Megalopolis' is a mega-starrer with Adam Driver, Forest Whitaker, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Aubrey Plaza, Shia Labeouf, Jason Schwartzman, Grace VanderWaal, Kathryn Hunter, Talia Shire, Dustin Hoffman, D. B. Sweeney, and Giancarlo Esposito. Humble Beginnings Francis Ford Coppola has been well-known for directing the ground-breaking ‘Godfather Trilogy.’ Before he decided to sit on the director’s chair and make some of the most influential movies of his career, Coppola was a boy who grew up confined to bed with polio when he was nine years old. During his time indoors, he would create puppet shows in order to entertain himself. Eventually, he developed a keen interest in making 8-mm films. Despite the fact that he was born in Detroit Michigan,...
As we prepare for Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis', written, produced and directed by the genius Coppola, let us pay tribute to the auteur. 'Megalopolis' is a mega-starrer with Adam Driver, Forest Whitaker, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Aubrey Plaza, Shia Labeouf, Jason Schwartzman, Grace VanderWaal, Kathryn Hunter, Talia Shire, Dustin Hoffman, D. B. Sweeney, and Giancarlo Esposito. Humble Beginnings Francis Ford Coppola has been well-known for directing the ground-breaking ‘Godfather Trilogy.’ Before he decided to sit on the director’s chair and make some of the most influential movies of his career, Coppola was a boy who grew up confined to bed with polio when he was nine years old. During his time indoors, he would create puppet shows in order to entertain himself. Eventually, he developed a keen interest in making 8-mm films. Despite the fact that he was born in Detroit Michigan,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Marco Castaneda
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
In 2020 – for the first time in seven years – the Best Supporting Actress Oscar category saw a lone nomination, meaning that a film was recognized there and nowhere else. This achievement is attributed to Kathy Bates (“Richard Jewell”), who competed for no major precursors except the Golden Globe but still managed to bump Critics Choice, SAG, and Globe nominee Jennifer Lopez (“Hustlers”). Perhaps unsurprisingly given the length of the streak she broke, there has yet to be a lone contender in any of her category’s subsequent lineups.
Since the introduction of the two gendered supporting Oscars in 1937, there have been 57 female lone nominees and 54 male ones, with over half of the entrants on the former roster having been added before 1977. The one who directly preceded Bates was Helen Hunt, whose inclusion in her lineup was much more heavily predicted. Coincidentally, both women had the perceived advantage of being former Best Actress champions,...
Since the introduction of the two gendered supporting Oscars in 1937, there have been 57 female lone nominees and 54 male ones, with over half of the entrants on the former roster having been added before 1977. The one who directly preceded Bates was Helen Hunt, whose inclusion in her lineup was much more heavily predicted. Coincidentally, both women had the perceived advantage of being former Best Actress champions,...
- 1/21/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Will the Hollywood studio become extinct?
One hundred years ago, Louis B. Mayer unfurled his grand idea to mobilize “all the stars in heaven” for his filmmaking adventure. His dream factory, once prolific, now seems adrift amid the economic debris of streamerville and linear TV.
The studio system still has its advocates, one of whom, Francis Coppola, attempted to re-invent the studio on three occasions. He’s still trying.
His intriguing, if bizarre adventure, is told in a gripping new book by Sam Wasson titled Path to Paradise, vividly chronicling how the director leveraged his two great movies into an assembly line of cinema.
Well, almost. Coppola’s effort to orchestrate the genius of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now into an enduring filmmaking enterprise was defeated by two realities: The eccentricity of his management style and the frailty of his infrastructure.
Zoetrope was to be owned and run by creatives...
One hundred years ago, Louis B. Mayer unfurled his grand idea to mobilize “all the stars in heaven” for his filmmaking adventure. His dream factory, once prolific, now seems adrift amid the economic debris of streamerville and linear TV.
The studio system still has its advocates, one of whom, Francis Coppola, attempted to re-invent the studio on three occasions. He’s still trying.
His intriguing, if bizarre adventure, is told in a gripping new book by Sam Wasson titled Path to Paradise, vividly chronicling how the director leveraged his two great movies into an assembly line of cinema.
Well, almost. Coppola’s effort to orchestrate the genius of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now into an enduring filmmaking enterprise was defeated by two realities: The eccentricity of his management style and the frailty of his infrastructure.
Zoetrope was to be owned and run by creatives...
- 9/14/2023
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
Before we present the New York premiere of a new 4K restoration of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rain People this weekend at NYC’s Roxy Cinema, it seemed germane to point towards this early meeting of two old friends (just before they changed Hollywood forever). In 1968 the enterprising experimental filmmaker George Lucas followed The Rain People‘s production across America, documenting the practical, grinding realities of film and stresses upon its artists, in the process finding a young, prodigiously talented director making his first pushes against an industry that––some things never change!––doesn’t attract, as he’d put it, “some of the most interesting guys.” The resulting work was Filmmaker: a diary by george lucas, which Coppola would suggest is superior to his own feature, and served as the first title copyrighted under either’s companies, American Zoetrope and Lucasfilm.
To which degree this could only anticipate...
To which degree this could only anticipate...
- 7/25/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
In the fall of 2021, Olivia Colman scored her first career Emmy for “The Crown” despite not having succeeded on her Oscar bid for “The Father” that spring. This made her the 16th performer to prevail at the Emmys directly after going home empty-handed at the Oscars and the fourth to do so during the 21st century. Now that the 2023 Emmy nominations ballots have been released, eight of the 16 actors who lost Oscars at the most recent ceremony officially have shots at joining Colman on this list.
Gold Derby’s Emmy odds currently indicate that the man and woman with the best hopes of following in Colman’s footsteps are Brian Tyree Henry and Hong Chau, who just received their first career Academy Award nominations for their respective supporting turns in “Causeway” and “The Whale.” Henry is seeking his second comedy supporting Emmy notice for “Atlanta,” while Chau could pull double...
Gold Derby’s Emmy odds currently indicate that the man and woman with the best hopes of following in Colman’s footsteps are Brian Tyree Henry and Hong Chau, who just received their first career Academy Award nominations for their respective supporting turns in “Causeway” and “The Whale.” Henry is seeking his second comedy supporting Emmy notice for “Atlanta,” while Chau could pull double...
- 7/5/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
French director Louise Carrin, whose home for the past 13 years has been Lausanne, Switzerland, has an urge to create every day, she tells Variety. Moviemaking being a long process, for about 10 years now she has found equal satisfaction in music. She is about to release her debut rap album “Banana Part” under her alias Lweez. On Friday, she was on stage at the Visions du Réel film festival, in Nyon, Switzerland, to present her first feature film “Big Boy” (“La Cour des grands”). She spoke to Variety about her work.
Selected for the festival’s national competition, the moving film follows Amadou Diallo, a Guinean refugee, shortly after he arrived, on his own, in Lausanne. His brother died on the road to exile. His sister, the only family he has left, stayed behind. Amadou is 16 and his daily life is spent between the asylum seekers’ center and integration classes. Six...
Selected for the festival’s national competition, the moving film follows Amadou Diallo, a Guinean refugee, shortly after he arrived, on his own, in Lausanne. His brother died on the road to exile. His sister, the only family he has left, stayed behind. Amadou is 16 and his daily life is spent between the asylum seekers’ center and integration classes. Six...
- 4/11/2022
- by Trinidad Barleycorn
- Variety Film + TV
Decades ago, in his landmark “Biographical Dictionary of Film,” critic David Thomson said of filmmaking legend Francis Coppola: “No one retains so many jubilant traits of the kid moviemaker.” As Coppola approaches production on “Megalopolis,” his biggest, most creatively ambitious project of the 21st century, that description seems more apt than ever.
And a quick glance at the Variety archives vividly illustrates Coppola’s explosive emergence as a veritable force of nature while still enrolled as a film student at UCLA.
The wunderkind announced his arrival with his name blasted in a Variety page one headline as the winner of a student screenwriting competition. The story below goes on to note: “The $2,000 first prize in UCLA’s eighth annual Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Creative Writing contest was won by Francis Ford Coppola, grad student in the Theatre Arts for his screenplay, ‘Pilma Pilma.’
He is slated to go to Europe soon...
And a quick glance at the Variety archives vividly illustrates Coppola’s explosive emergence as a veritable force of nature while still enrolled as a film student at UCLA.
The wunderkind announced his arrival with his name blasted in a Variety page one headline as the winner of a student screenwriting competition. The story below goes on to note: “The $2,000 first prize in UCLA’s eighth annual Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Creative Writing contest was won by Francis Ford Coppola, grad student in the Theatre Arts for his screenplay, ‘Pilma Pilma.’
He is slated to go to Europe soon...
- 3/20/2022
- by Steven Gaydos
- Variety Film + TV
Francis Ford Coppola’s 1966 comedy about a love-starved nebbish boasts a daunting cast, including Geraldine Page, Julie Harris, and Rip Torn. Peter Kastner plays the teenager kicked out of the nest by his gruff father—fortunately (or not) he falls right into the arms of the ethereal Elizabeth Hartman. A bittersweet film if ever there was, it got a big boost from John Sebastian and The Lovin’ Spoonful’s breezy pop score.
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- 8/9/2021
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Easy Rider terrifies twenty confused studio executives because they don’t understand it. Hoping to keep their jobs, they rush to hire more longhairs to make movies ‘the kids’ will see. Ex- UCLA film student B.L. Norton parlayed his way into writing and directing on the streets of Los Angeles, with new stars Gene Hackman and Karen Black, and singer-songwriter of the year Kris Kristofferson in his first starring role as a musician forced to deal marijuana by a corrupt cop. A time travel trip back to the City of the Angels circa 1971, it’s realistic and honest, and Kristofferson turns out to have terrific camera presence.
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Powerhouse Indicator
1972 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 95 min. / Street Date May 25, 2020 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £ 15.99
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Karen Black, Gene Hackman, Harry Dean Stanton, Viva, Joy Bang, Roscoe Lee Browne, Severn Darden, Antonio Fargas, Doug Sahm, Allan Arbus,...
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Powerhouse Indicator
1972 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 95 min. / Street Date May 25, 2020 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £ 15.99
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Karen Black, Gene Hackman, Harry Dean Stanton, Viva, Joy Bang, Roscoe Lee Browne, Severn Darden, Antonio Fargas, Doug Sahm, Allan Arbus,...
- 5/19/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Last week, leading esports org FaZe Clan announced that it had formed an exclusive merch pact with ecommerce platform Ntwrk, and stated that Ntwrk -- founded by Jaime Iovine, son of music vet Jimmy Iovine -- had led its latest funding round.
Now, we’ve gotten a bit more insight into FaZe’s Series A, which totaled $40 million. In addition to Ntwrk, the round featured participation by a number of musicians, athletes, and music execs, including: musicians Pitbull, Swae Lee, Yo Gotti, DJ Paul, Ray J, Offset, and Disco Fries; music executives Sylvia Rhone, Troy Carter, and Guy Oseary; pro skateboarder Nyjah Huston; soccer star Gregory Van Der Wiel; basketballers Meyers Leonard, Josh Hart, and Jamal Murray; actor Chris O’Donnell; and radio host Big Boy.
Faze said the funds will support expansion, player acquisitions, and company operations.
“These influential investors recognize the cultural significance of FaZe Clan as well as...
Now, we’ve gotten a bit more insight into FaZe’s Series A, which totaled $40 million. In addition to Ntwrk, the round featured participation by a number of musicians, athletes, and music execs, including: musicians Pitbull, Swae Lee, Yo Gotti, DJ Paul, Ray J, Offset, and Disco Fries; music executives Sylvia Rhone, Troy Carter, and Guy Oseary; pro skateboarder Nyjah Huston; soccer star Gregory Van Der Wiel; basketballers Meyers Leonard, Josh Hart, and Jamal Murray; actor Chris O’Donnell; and radio host Big Boy.
Faze said the funds will support expansion, player acquisitions, and company operations.
“These influential investors recognize the cultural significance of FaZe Clan as well as...
- 4/17/2020
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Brad Pitt made a crack about his marriages. Robert De Niro got political. And Jennifer Aniston talked about appearing in a commercial for Bob’s Big Boy.
Those were just some of thing that happened on stage at the SAG Awards that were broadcast on TNT/TBS on Sunday night.
However, Variety was inside the Shrine Auditorium to see and hear what the cameras didn’t catch during the the 26th annual show.
Quentin Tarantino gushed over Charlize Theron’s work in “Mad Max: Fury Road.” He told the “Bombshell” star that he watched the George Miller-directed movie at least three times over a weekend. “Have you told George that?” Theron asked. “He would love that.”
During the next commercial break, Bruce Dern was sitting at in his seat when he smiled and pointed to Theron. She jumped up from her seat and headed over to give Dern a big hug.
Those were just some of thing that happened on stage at the SAG Awards that were broadcast on TNT/TBS on Sunday night.
However, Variety was inside the Shrine Auditorium to see and hear what the cameras didn’t catch during the the 26th annual show.
Quentin Tarantino gushed over Charlize Theron’s work in “Mad Max: Fury Road.” He told the “Bombshell” star that he watched the George Miller-directed movie at least three times over a weekend. “Have you told George that?” Theron asked. “He would love that.”
During the next commercial break, Bruce Dern was sitting at in his seat when he smiled and pointed to Theron. She jumped up from her seat and headed over to give Dern a big hug.
- 1/20/2020
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Ryan Lambie Feb 21, 2017
Before he made The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola got his start by editing monsters into a Soviet sci-fi film...
Everyone loves a good success story, and Hollywood history's full of them. Actors sleeping in their cars until they get their first lucky break. Writers papering the walls of their lodgings with rejection letters until they finally get a script in front of a receptive producer. Filmmakers who've spent years paying their dues before a studio finally comes calling.
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Director Francis Ford Coppola, before he shot to fame - and, for a time, considerable wealth - with such films as The Godfather, The Conversation and Apocalypse Now, scrabbled around at the lower end of the industry like just about everyone else.
Before he made The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola got his start by editing monsters into a Soviet sci-fi film...
Everyone loves a good success story, and Hollywood history's full of them. Actors sleeping in their cars until they get their first lucky break. Writers papering the walls of their lodgings with rejection letters until they finally get a script in front of a receptive producer. Filmmakers who've spent years paying their dues before a studio finally comes calling.
See related Robot Wars interview: presenter Angela Scanlon Robot Wars episode 6 review Robot Wars episode 5 review Robot Wars episode 4 review Robot Wars episode 3 review
Director Francis Ford Coppola, before he shot to fame - and, for a time, considerable wealth - with such films as The Godfather, The Conversation and Apocalypse Now, scrabbled around at the lower end of the industry like just about everyone else.
- 2/20/2017
- Den of Geek
Meet Rita Tushingham, the cutest comic (and dramatic) actress of swinging London. This '60s masterpiece applies director Richard Lester's talent for comedy to a new kind of quirky, youthful sex farce. Shy boy Michael Crawford takes lessons on how to dominate women from Ray Brooks, when all he has to do to win cute Rita Tushingham is be himself. With a glorious music score by John Barry. The style is everything; the movie was extremely influential. The Knack... and how to get it Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1965 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen / 84 min. / Street Date January 12, 2015 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring Rita Tushingham, Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford, Donal Donnelly, Jane Birkin, Jacqueline Bisset, Charlotte Rampling. Cinematography David Watkin Production Designer Assheton Gorton Film Editor Antony Gibbs Original Music John Barry Written by Charles Wood from the play by Ann Jellicoe Produced by Oscar Lewenstein Directed by Richard Lester
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- 12/22/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Oscar 2015 winners (photo: Chris Pratt during Oscar 2015 rehearsals) The complete list of Oscar 2015 winners and nominees can be found below. See also: Oscar 2015 presenters and performers. Now, a little Oscar 2015 trivia. If you know a bit about the history of the Academy Awards, you'll have noticed several little curiosities about this year's nominations. For instance, there are quite a few first-time nominees in the acting and directing categories. In fact, nine of the nominated actors and three of the nominated directors are Oscar newcomers. Here's the list in the acting categories: Eddie Redmayne. Michael Keaton. Steve Carell. Benedict Cumberbatch. Felicity Jones. Rosamund Pike. J.K. Simmons. Emma Stone. Patricia Arquette. The three directors are: Morten Tyldum. Richard Linklater. Wes Anderson. Oscar 2015 comebacks Oscar 2015 also marks the Academy Awards' "comeback" of several performers and directors last nominated years ago. Marion Cotillard and Reese Witherspoon won Best Actress Oscars for, respectively, Olivier Dahan...
- 2/22/2015
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Award-winning actor renowned for her work on Broadway and roles in classic films such as East of Eden and The Haunting
Unable to make sufficient money from her novels, the great American writer Carson McCullers took advice from Tennessee Williams and allowed one of her masterpieces to be adapted for the theatre. The resultant success of The Member of the Wedding (1950) widened her fame, and made a Broadway star of Julie Harris, who has died aged 87.
The play's main character is Frankie Addams, a gawky 12-year-old who longs for companionship and the "we of me". Although the second juvenile role, in what is essentially a three-hander, went to a child actor, Brandon de Wilde, the complex part of Frankie fell to Harris, who was then 24. Born in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, and trained at the Yale School of Drama, Harris had made her Broadway debut in It's a Gift in...
Unable to make sufficient money from her novels, the great American writer Carson McCullers took advice from Tennessee Williams and allowed one of her masterpieces to be adapted for the theatre. The resultant success of The Member of the Wedding (1950) widened her fame, and made a Broadway star of Julie Harris, who has died aged 87.
The play's main character is Frankie Addams, a gawky 12-year-old who longs for companionship and the "we of me". Although the second juvenile role, in what is essentially a three-hander, went to a child actor, Brandon de Wilde, the complex part of Frankie fell to Harris, who was then 24. Born in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, and trained at the Yale School of Drama, Harris had made her Broadway debut in It's a Gift in...
- 8/25/2013
- by Brian Baxter
- The Guardian - Film News
Actor with a talent for conveying her characters' rich and troubled inner lives
The New Hollywood movement was primarily a male, auteur-led phenomenon. But the contribution of performers as adventurous and vital as Karen Black, who has died aged 74 from complications from cancer, should not be overlooked. Black was electrified as well as electrifying: her tornado of hair, her fearless physicality and those indelible feline eyes combined to create a woozy and unapologetic sexual energy. She looked offbeat, and she knew how to use that. "I couldn't have been an actress in the 1930s," she said, reflecting on her role as a movie extra in The Day of the Locust (1975). "My face moves around too much."
It was in the late 1960s and 70s that she became one of the great character actors of Us cinema in a series of performances in key New Hollywood works. Partly it was that...
The New Hollywood movement was primarily a male, auteur-led phenomenon. But the contribution of performers as adventurous and vital as Karen Black, who has died aged 74 from complications from cancer, should not be overlooked. Black was electrified as well as electrifying: her tornado of hair, her fearless physicality and those indelible feline eyes combined to create a woozy and unapologetic sexual energy. She looked offbeat, and she knew how to use that. "I couldn't have been an actress in the 1930s," she said, reflecting on her role as a movie extra in The Day of the Locust (1975). "My face moves around too much."
It was in the late 1960s and 70s that she became one of the great character actors of Us cinema in a series of performances in key New Hollywood works. Partly it was that...
- 8/9/2013
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
New York — Among films that featured actress Karen Black:
"You're a Big Boy Now," 1959.
"Hard Contract," 1966.
"Easy Rider," 1969.
"Five Easy Pieces," 1970.
"Drive, He Said," 1971.
"Little Laura and Big John," 1972.
"Portnoy's Complaint," 1972.
"The Great Gatsby," 1974.
"Airport 1975," 1974.
"The Day of the Locust," 1975.
"Nashville," 1975.
"Burnt Offerings," 1976.
"Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean." 1982.
"Caged Fear," 1992.
"Starstruck," 1994.
"Dogtown," 1996.
"Fallen Arches," 1997.
"Sugar: The Fall of the West," 1998.
"House of 1000 Corpses," 2003.
"Firecracker," 2005.
"Contamination," 2007.
"Vacationland," 2012.
"She Loves Me Not," (completed) 2013.
"The Being Experience," (in post-production) 2013.
"You're a Big Boy Now," 1959.
"Hard Contract," 1966.
"Easy Rider," 1969.
"Five Easy Pieces," 1970.
"Drive, He Said," 1971.
"Little Laura and Big John," 1972.
"Portnoy's Complaint," 1972.
"The Great Gatsby," 1974.
"Airport 1975," 1974.
"The Day of the Locust," 1975.
"Nashville," 1975.
"Burnt Offerings," 1976.
"Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean." 1982.
"Caged Fear," 1992.
"Starstruck," 1994.
"Dogtown," 1996.
"Fallen Arches," 1997.
"Sugar: The Fall of the West," 1998.
"House of 1000 Corpses," 2003.
"Firecracker," 2005.
"Contamination," 2007.
"Vacationland," 2012.
"She Loves Me Not," (completed) 2013.
"The Being Experience," (in post-production) 2013.
- 8/9/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Actress Karen Black, star of such films as Five Easy Pieces and Trilogy of Terror died today in Los Angeles. She was 74.
Born in 1939 in Illinois, she studied acting at Northwestern University until she dropped out and moved to New York. Summer stock and theater were Black's staples, eventually debuting on Broadway in 1961. Her first major film role was in Francis Ford Coppola's You're a Big Boy Now. Black is best known to "mainstream" audiences for her roles in films like Five Easy Pieces (a role for which she was nominated for an Oscar), Easy Rider, and Nashville, which represented a time when independent films were emerging as a viable, respectable segment of the film world.
Black's career took a "turn" in 1975 when she took the lead in Trilogy of Terror, a made-for-tv anthology film. (The "turn" reference comes from Hollywood Reporter, which to me comes off dismissive, as if she wasted her career.
Born in 1939 in Illinois, she studied acting at Northwestern University until she dropped out and moved to New York. Summer stock and theater were Black's staples, eventually debuting on Broadway in 1961. Her first major film role was in Francis Ford Coppola's You're a Big Boy Now. Black is best known to "mainstream" audiences for her roles in films like Five Easy Pieces (a role for which she was nominated for an Oscar), Easy Rider, and Nashville, which represented a time when independent films were emerging as a viable, respectable segment of the film world.
Black's career took a "turn" in 1975 when she took the lead in Trilogy of Terror, a made-for-tv anthology film. (The "turn" reference comes from Hollywood Reporter, which to me comes off dismissive, as if she wasted her career.
- 8/9/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
After last week's big "Grey's Anatomy" surprise, it looks like Derek (Patrick Dempsey) and Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) could actually be one step closer to a rare Shonda Rhimes show happily ever after -- but there's still the matter of his hand that needs fixing.
Callie (Sara Ramirez) and Jackson (Jesse Williams) have taken on the daunting task of researching new ways to fix Derek's hand completely, and in this week's episode, "Love Turns You Upside Down" (Thurs., Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. Est on ABC), we find out their solution: He'll need to have nerves transplanted from a blood relative for the best shot at fully healing.
Paging the Shepherd sisters. We've met Amelia ("Private Practice's" Caterina Scorsone), of course, and Nancy (Embeth Davidtz) popped up in Season 3, but there are two other Shepherd siblings we've yet to meet, and Neve Campbell is coming to Seattle Grace to play Lizzie,...
Callie (Sara Ramirez) and Jackson (Jesse Williams) have taken on the daunting task of researching new ways to fix Derek's hand completely, and in this week's episode, "Love Turns You Upside Down" (Thurs., Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. Est on ABC), we find out their solution: He'll need to have nerves transplanted from a blood relative for the best shot at fully healing.
Paging the Shepherd sisters. We've met Amelia ("Private Practice's" Caterina Scorsone), of course, and Nancy (Embeth Davidtz) popped up in Season 3, but there are two other Shepherd siblings we've yet to meet, and Neve Campbell is coming to Seattle Grace to play Lizzie,...
- 12/4/2012
- by Maggie Furlong
- Huffington Post
After last week's big "Grey's Anatomy" surprise, it looks like Derek (Patrick Dempsey) and Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) could actually be one step closer to a rare Shonda Rhimes show happily ever after -- but there's still the matter of his hand that needs fixing.
Callie (Sara Ramirez) and Jackson (Jesse Williams) have taken on the daunting task of researching new ways to fix Derek's hand completely, and in this week's episode, "Love Turns You Upside Down" (Thurs., Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. Est on ABC), we find out their solution: He'll need to have nerves transplanted from a blood relative for the best shot at fully healing.
Paging the Shepherd sisters. We've met Amelia ("Private Practice's" Caterina Scorsone), of course, and Nancy (Embeth Davidtz) popped up in Season 3, but there are two other Shepherd siblings we've yet to meet, and Neve Campbell is coming to Seattle Grace to play Lizzie,...
Callie (Sara Ramirez) and Jackson (Jesse Williams) have taken on the daunting task of researching new ways to fix Derek's hand completely, and in this week's episode, "Love Turns You Upside Down" (Thurs., Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. Est on ABC), we find out their solution: He'll need to have nerves transplanted from a blood relative for the best shot at fully healing.
Paging the Shepherd sisters. We've met Amelia ("Private Practice's" Caterina Scorsone), of course, and Nancy (Embeth Davidtz) popped up in Season 3, but there are two other Shepherd siblings we've yet to meet, and Neve Campbell is coming to Seattle Grace to play Lizzie,...
- 12/4/2012
- by Maggie Furlong
- Aol TV.
"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there," L.P. Hartley noted in the opening of his novel The Go-Between.
In 1986, Francis Ford Coppola tried to explore that notion with his wan whimsy in Peggy Sue Got Married, which closed the New York Film Festival. Kathleen Turner, who was nearing the end of her film career as a marketable entity on the West Coast (The War of the Roses (1989) was her final Hollywood hit), starred as the eponymous fortyish mother whose greasy spouse (Nicolas Cage) is ditching her. Distraught, Peggy Sue is persuaded to attend her high school reunion where she ends up being crowned queen. Immediately, she collapses and winds up traveling back in time to her teens. The quirk is that both she and the audience see that Peggy Sue clearly is a middle-aged mom dressing up in age-inappropriate attire, while her parents, friends, and all...
In 1986, Francis Ford Coppola tried to explore that notion with his wan whimsy in Peggy Sue Got Married, which closed the New York Film Festival. Kathleen Turner, who was nearing the end of her film career as a marketable entity on the West Coast (The War of the Roses (1989) was her final Hollywood hit), starred as the eponymous fortyish mother whose greasy spouse (Nicolas Cage) is ditching her. Distraught, Peggy Sue is persuaded to attend her high school reunion where she ends up being crowned queen. Immediately, she collapses and winds up traveling back in time to her teens. The quirk is that both she and the audience see that Peggy Sue clearly is a middle-aged mom dressing up in age-inappropriate attire, while her parents, friends, and all...
- 9/27/2012
- by Brandon Judell
- www.culturecatch.com
Cinematographer famed for his action sequences filmed on location
There are fundamentally two types of cinematographers in American mainstream cinema: hired hands who simply point at and shoot what the director tells them to, and those who work closely with the director to make a substantial contribution to the "look" of a movie. On the whole, Andrew Laszlo, who has died aged 85, qualified as the more creative type.
Consequently, Laszlo declared that the peak of his career and his happiest working relationship was as Walter Hill's director of photography on three of the director's best films: The Warriors (1979), Southern Comfort (1981) and Streets of Fire (1984). He was also proud of his work on Rambo: First Blood (1982), probably the most recognisable title in his filmography. Because of the latter, Laszlo gained a reputation as a consummate cinematographer of filmed-on-location action sequences. It was a long way from Laszlo's beginnings in...
There are fundamentally two types of cinematographers in American mainstream cinema: hired hands who simply point at and shoot what the director tells them to, and those who work closely with the director to make a substantial contribution to the "look" of a movie. On the whole, Andrew Laszlo, who has died aged 85, qualified as the more creative type.
Consequently, Laszlo declared that the peak of his career and his happiest working relationship was as Walter Hill's director of photography on three of the director's best films: The Warriors (1979), Southern Comfort (1981) and Streets of Fire (1984). He was also proud of his work on Rambo: First Blood (1982), probably the most recognisable title in his filmography. Because of the latter, Laszlo gained a reputation as a consummate cinematographer of filmed-on-location action sequences. It was a long way from Laszlo's beginnings in...
- 11/11/2011
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
On Saturday, March 26th, the Directors Guild of America hosted another event in celebration of their 75th Anniversary. Last month, they honored George Lucas with a screening of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) and discussion between Lucas and Christopher Nolan. This time, the DGA hosted a panel honoring Lucas's benefactor, Francis Ford Coppola. Unlike the Lucas event, the DGA did not screen one of Coppola's many feature films, but asked three directors, David O'Russell (Three Kings, The Fighter), Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Thirteen), and Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood) to prepare short reels of some of their favorite scenes as a spring board for discussion. Each director's selections were fairly classical while also featuring some oddities: Hardwicke picked ten minutes from Apocalypse Now (1979), P.T. Anderson chose a selection from The Conversation (1974), my personal favorite of Coppola's films, and an odder choice, Youth Without Youth...
- 3/28/2011
- by Drew Morton
By Lee Pfeiffer
You're a Big Boy Now, the 1966 coming of age sex comedy, has finally received a DVD release through the Warner Archive. The film is primarily significant because it marked the elevation of young Francis Ford Coppola from B horror movies and skin flicks to slick big studio fare. The film traces the experiences of a young nerd, Bernard (Peter Kastner) as he tries desperately to lose his virginity. It seems the sexual revolution is occurring all around him but he's stuck in the role of Establishment reactionary. This is do in no small part to his overbearing parents. Mom (Geraldine Page) is a monstrously bossy, overbearing type who seems to want to instill an Oedipus complex in young Bernard. Dad (Rip Torn) is a revered department head at the New York City Library who rules the roost with the type of disciplinary tactics that would have offender Himmler.
- 12/27/2010
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
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